Sox and Orioles are scheduled to play a night game on Thursday, September 5th, but the NFL is trying to pressure the O's to reschedule so it does not interfere with the likely home opener for the Ravens...

Unlikely the union would allow that change as both teams have to play night games elsewhere Wednesday and then fly into Baltimore

Yep. At first, I thought it was the last game of a four game series. BALT has a history of not scheduling a day game on getaway day. since it isn't, I would tell the NFL tough ****. Then, after repeating the response, make them up their ante. Then, you think about it. sounds like good business to me.

Yep. At first, I thought it was the last game of a four game series. BALT has a history of not scheduling a day game on getaway day. since it isn't, I would tell the NFL tough ****. Then, after repeating the response, make them up their ante. Then, you think about it. sounds like good business to me.

If the NFL can't go without the Ravens opening the season that night, they're going to have to make it worth it to the Orioles and White Sox- meaning compensating them for the TV/radio revenue lost by going to a day game.

The NFL should mind its own business. Boo hoo if another sport is competing at the same time. Under that logic, the Dodgers shouldn't have even played the night the Kings won the Stanley Cup last year.

Seriously, these Thursday night NFL games are a crock of ****. The players aren't ready for them, the coaching staffs can't get all their prep time in and the it's a school night for the fans.....

I think six months of prep time will be sufficient

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Originally Posted by sox1970

If the NFL can't go without the Ravens opening the season that night, they're going to have to make it worth it to the Orioles and White Sox- meaning compensating them for the TV/radio revenue lost by going to a day game.

They'll figure it out.

I would think the most likely outcome is the NFL tosses the Orioles some cash and we end up with a doubleheader sometime later that series (Saturday, most likely).

The NFL should mind its own business. Boo hoo if another sport is competing at the same time. Under that logic, the Dodgers shouldn't have even played the night the Kings won the Stanley Cup last year.

I would agree with you, except the stadiums sit side by side, share a parking lot, and thus both teams can't play at the same time. Chavez Ravine might be close to downtown and the Staples Center, but not enough to cause a problem like it does in Baltimore.

The NFL could just schedule their opening night for Wednesday night instead of Thursday. They did that last fall for the Cowboys/Giants game so as not to go against the President speaking at the DNC in Charlotte.

If they push for a Saturday doubleheader and that gets rained out and played on Sunday the problem is the two clubs don't share any common days off for the rest of the year to make up one more game.

The NFL could just schedule their opening night for Wednesday night instead of Thursday. They did that last fall for the Cowboys/Giants game so as not to go against the President speaking at the DNC in Charlotte.